Today, the Chancellor of Justice announced that the Swedish state will not appeal the decision by the Svea Court of Appeal regarding the case of the police’s registration of Swedish Roma citizens. Damages will be paid to all persons included in the illegal registry. “We are very pleased that the court process has resulted in redress and compensation for all of the people included in the ethnic registry”, said Robert Hårdh, Executive Director of Civil Rights Defenders.

Civil Rights Defenders continues to grow rapidly and has used this momentum to intensify our work around the world.

In the 2017 edition of Time to Act, we draw attention to the challenges and risks that human rights defenders face in some of the most repressive regions in the world. The magazine also highlights some of Civil Rights Defenders’ significant achievements in the recent history.